Trushal Patel

For Passport Photo: Two (2) color passport-size photographs of each person applying for a visa (5 cm x 5 cm, or 2 inch x 2 inch). Please review https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos.html Photos should not be older than 6 months, generally all passport photo service stores have date and stamp which they can put in back of photo without any extra charge. I had it stamped to be on safe side. Also regarding uploading your updated documents: upload it after your interview gets scheduled. upload it going to your case login on CEAC with Case number and invoice number and go to submit documents section and upload documents there. You will need to select each document type and upload it accordingly. I received my passport back in 2 days. Thank you and best luck all of you

Hello All, My interview was at 9:45AM, I would say reach at the Building no more than 5 minutes. You will find line up in front of building outside. Even reaching exactly on time will work too. No bags or belongings allowed except of wallet and phone along your file folder or papers, they will provide small locker to put the phone in. At the security check u will be given 2 tokens with same number. After security screening you will be asked to take elevator and go to floor 1 which is the consulate office. Here there will be screen that will display your number. windows 6-10 are for the documents verification and fingerprints. I had my all documents uploaded on the account after i got the interview letter. Spouse updated I-864, Recent W2+Tax Return since her recent transcript is not generated yet, job offer letter. My Updated PCC for home and foreign country, my status change document. Since i had updated all of my documents before attending the interview, officer at the first window Appreciated since it saved her lot of time. She just asked me for my passport, original Birth Certi, marriage Certi and Original PCCs. She took one passport size photo scanned it and returned it back to me. She put my passport, Birth Certi marriage certi and PCCs in one file, took my fingerprints and asked me basic questions like my marriage date, if my current address is still the same, spouse address, and informed me that my medical expires on … date so i have to enter States before that date. She asked me this to put it on the paper that she put along with my documents file. She told me that in short time i will get my number on screen for interview. That interview would be on windows 1-5. I got my number in about 20-25 mins. Officer asked me petitioner name and relation. He asked me where we met and when. Than he asked me where my spouse lives currently in US. And he just said he approves the visa and told me that they will get the sticker on passport in a day or two and ship it out to me. Officer was nice and returned me the originals except of passport. In total very nice experience, no hassle, just upload everything ahead of time before going to interview and it was less than an hour in total for me from security check till the completion of interview. In 50 minutes approximately i was out of the building. Thank you